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conservar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • cherish verb To care for someone or something deeply and protect it tenderly.
  • conserve verb To use something carefully so it lasts, or to prevent it from being wasted or damaged.
  • pickle noun A cucumber or other vegetable preserved in vinegar or brine.
  • preserve verb To keep something safe from harm, damage, or decay.
  • store verb To keep something in a particular place for future use.

Senses

conservar is used for these senses in English:

  • cherish To have a deep appreciation of; to hold dear.
  • conserve (transitive) To save for later use, sometimes by the use of a preservative.
  • conserve (transitive) To protect an environment, heritage, etc.
  • hold down (idiomatic, transitive) To continue, to hold and to manage well; to keep; maintain; support.
  • keep up (transitive) To maintain; to preserve; to prevent from deteriorating or falling.
  • pickle (transitive, ergative) To preserve food (or sometimes other things) in a salt, sugar or vinegar solution.
  • preserve To maintain throughout; to keep intact.
  • store (transitive) To keep (something) while not in use, generally in a place meant for that purpose.

cherish — full definition

  1. verb To care for someone or something deeply and protect it tenderly.
  2. verb To hold an idea, memory, or hope dear.

conserve — full definition

  1. verb To use something carefully so it lasts, or to prevent it from being wasted or damaged.
  2. noun A thick jam-like preserve made from whole or chunked fruit.

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